1.Currently, only 15 Utah parents are allowed to participate in the review process. This should be open to any parent who is willing to participate, and will sign a non-disclosure agreement.

2.The current non-disclosure agreement is too broad: it currently prohibits parents from discussing test questions. While probably well-intended, it is an infringement of 1st amendment rights. This can be fixed by removing the word “discuss.”

Additional data points:

·The contract with the vendor (AIR) recommended that test questions be reviewed by at least 100 parents.

·In spite of their concerns, only a fraction of these objectionable questions were dropped or changed (43 dropped, 156 changed). None of the parents was told which objectionable test questions remain in the test, or what changes were made. This is a concern for parents in districts around the state.

Principles:

·Parents have the Constitutionally-protected right and duty to exercise primary control over the care, supervision, upbringing, and education of their children (Utah Code Section 62A-4a-201).

·The state's role is secondary and supportive to the primary role of a parent” (Utah Code Section 62A-4a-201).